True Origins Partnership

That this House recognises the work of the True Origins Partnership, formerly the Balmore Trust, based in Mid Dunbartonshire; congratulates John Riches and the Board of Trustees, the staff and volunteers working with Gavin’s Mill and their customers, for their commitment to support Fair Trade all year round and Fair Trade Fortnight; notes the visit of Howard Msukwa, rice farmer and campaigner from Northern Malawi, to Mid Dunbartonshire to highlight the impact that climate change is having on the livelihoods of farmers in the Kaporo Smallholder Farmer Association; and further notes the positive difference that the True Origins Partnership makes, supporting single parent/carer households with employment opportunities, increasing access to education for children, and skills and employment for young people in the villages.